Fall is here and cooler temperatures are on the way. Football is in the air and I’m excited to start enjoying the games on the weekends. If you know me, you know I have adopted many of the principles taught by the famous football coach, Vince Lombardi. One of his...
As summer comes to an end, I want to thank our team here at Action Specialties. We have had a busy summer, and our team has responded like winners. I’m proud of the products and services we provide and the team that makes all of this happen. It’s not an easy task...
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 56 years since the first man stepped on the moon. I still remember watching the event on TV and being amazed at the accomplishment. Our country’s leadership had a vision that we could develop a program that would enable a man to...
Football is my favorite sport, but baseball comes in at a close second. I played a lot of baseball as a kid and later coached my sons for many years. It’s America’s favorite pastime and one of mine as well. I love watching the College World Series and it’s even...
Mother’s Day is this weekend so I’m going to start out with a big shout out to my wife, Robin. Robin has been a wonderful mother to our three sons and an outstanding grandmother to our growing crew of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She has been my biggest...
The first quarter of the year is already gone. I love the quote, “Time and tide wait for no man.”. So true! And it feels like that every day here at Action. We process over 4,000 orders every month. A significant portion of those orders are what we call “rush...
Spring is here and we’re implementing some of our annual Spring activities at Action. We are re-evaluating and increasing our inventory levels, working with our suppliers on improving deliveries and providing competitive pricing, putting new products on display in...
I have been in this business for a long time and I still love coming to work every morning. I enjoy working with our customers and suppliers. I like solving problems and making changes to make our operations run smoother. I appreciate the effort our team puts into...
Another year brings new opportunities and more challenges. Fortunately, we’ve always met our challenges with a strong will to overcome them and to learn from the past. This year is no different. At the end of 2024, we launched a new web site. We continue to look...
We are celebrating our 30th year in business this month. It has been a great run. Not always easy, but the challenges we’ve faced over the years have made us a better and bigger business. We have grown from our first location in a small building on Lewis Street to...